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North Korea declares medium-range missile ready for deployment

by Hwang Sunghee Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea on Monday declared its medium-range Pukguksong-2 missile…

Trump visits Jerusalem to seek paths to Israeli-Palestinian peace

by Mike Smith Agence France-Presse JERUSALEM, Israel (AFP) - US President Donald Trump visits Jerusalem Monday to seek ways to…

Brazil’s Temer wins time in corruption crisis

by Johannes MYBURGH / Carola SOLÉ Agence France-Presse BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) - Brazil's embattled President Michel Temer won a small…

Saudi king slams Iran as ‘spearhead of global terrorism’

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Sunday accused regional rival Shiite Iran of exporting extremist Islamic…

German highliner beats world record, crossing line at nearly 2,000 feet

SAINT-JEANNET, France (Reuters) -- Slackline aficionados and highline pros gathered near the village of Saint-Jeannet nestled in France's south on…

N. Korea confirms ‘successful’ launch of ballistic missile: KCNA

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea on Monday confirmed the "successful" launch of a medium-range ballistic missile, Pyongyang's state…

North Korea fires ‘unidentified projectile’: Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea fired off an "unidentified projectile" Sunday according to South Korean defense officials, a…

Swedish prosecutors drop rape probe against WikiLeaks’ Assange

by Gaël Branchereau Agence France Presse  Swedish prosecutors Friday dropped a seven-year rape investigation into Julian Assange, a legal victory…

Moscow says US coalition strikes on Syrian forces ‘unacceptable:’ state media

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia on Friday condemned strikes by the US-led coalition against Syrian forces as "unacceptable", state media…

Chinese military planes intercept US aircraft: reports

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Two Chinese fighter jets intercepted an American military plane over the East China Sea, media…

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